Showing posts with label Spanish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spanish. Show all posts

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Betty Troupe

feminist synth-pop group from Spain.
Betty Troupe released their first EP in 1983. It was produced by Nacho Cano, who was responsible for a lot of Spain's successful pop acts.
"El Vinilo" ("Vinyl"):

"MS 20":

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Derribos Arias


Another band to spring from La Edad de Oro in Spain during the early 80's.
"Europa" from the 1983 album En La Guia, En El Listin:

"A Flúor" single, 1982

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Golpes Bajos

a few more songs from my favorite bunch of Spaniards.
"cena recalentada" ("leftovers") from the 1984 album A Santa Compaña:

"lagrimas" ("tears") from their 1983 self-titled debut EP:

"no mires a los ojos de la gente" ("don't look people in the eye"), also from the Golpes Bajos EP:

Monday, October 11, 2010

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Vocoder


Vocoder formed in Spain in the early 80's and released only one full length album and a few singles before disbanding in '88. they made appearances on the avant garde kids show La Bola de Cristal and a few tv shows in Mexico.
"Mi chica tiene un lio con Satan" ('my girl has a pact with Satan') from their self-titled album, 1987:

1984 single:

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Golpes Bajos


Spain lit up when the New Wave washed up on the beach in the early 80s, ushering in la Edad de Oro del Pop Español, the golden age of Spanish pop. Golpes Bajos (translated, 'Low Blows') was one of the first and most experimental bands to come out of the scene.
1984.

1985.

1983.